SEGA Announces Sonic Rush Adventure for the Nintendo DS

SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America Inc. today
announced the development of Sonic Rush Adventure for the Nintendo DS system.
Sonic Rush Adventure will seamlessly utilize both screens of the Nintendo DS to
navigate the high seas in search of pirate treasure and deliver Sonic’s classic
high-speed 2D gameplay in the ultimate Sonic handheld experience. Developed by
SEGA Studios, Sonic Rush Adventure for the DS will be available in fall 2007.

Sonic returns to the Nintendo DS in an all-new
frantic adventure complete with dizzying dives, near vertical curves and brain
twisting loops. Sonic Rush Adventure will deliver the dual screen action fans
loved in Sonic Rush™, as well as a new high seas adventure where Sonic clashes
with ruthless pirates. As Sonic, players will set off from Windmill Village to
blast through seven action-packed and widely diverse levels that continue the
great 2D gameplay experience from the original Sonic Rush.

Players will speed through action stages to
uncover valuable items and materials which allow Tails to build new ships to
help Sonic track down the villainous pirates. With a fleet of up to five ships,
including a submarine, water bike, and hovercraft, players will use the touch
screen technology in exciting new ways, controlling their ships as they race
across the ocean gathering rings, performing tricks, and torching pirate ships
in fierce ship-to-ship battles. At the end of each level, players will test
their skills in epic 3D boss battles spanning both screens, including the
ultimate showdown with the evil pirate, Captain Whisker.

In Sonic Rush Adventure, players will bounce,
fly, swing, ride and run through grand environments that will include lust
forests, an ominous ghost ship, snow covered mountains, pirate villages and a
vast underwater sea cave. Along the way, players will do battle with a variety
of enemy characters including robots, skeleton warriors, pterodactyls, and a
robotic triceratops.

Additionally, players will be able to compete
with friends in wireless racing and mission-based battles using the DS Download
Play feature or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.